Compilers & linkers don't care where they find libraries. As long as you point them to a library that is of a proper format, the compiler and linker will happily link to it. The location of the library, with respect to directory names, is purely for the aid of human organizational sanity, as well as possible conformity with some software installers and package managers.
Your linker is now looking for something to resolve two more references to external symbols:
If I were to hazard a guess, and based on your code that includes the glew.h header file, I'd say that you need to add another library to the linker options: 'libglew'. Once again, find it, add it to the commandline, along with the location as an argument to the '-L' option. You do not need to add redundant '-L' options that point to the same place. The commandline
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--- rod.

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Ok, as it turns out I had already installed the library and -lGLEW was to be included in my commandline.
I just want to confirm that this time compiled. It returned a file named "a.out" is that normal ?

Also, does it matter that the library is named in capitals ?

Anything to do with the Linux filesystem is case-sensitive, so yes, it matters. The a.out file is your executable object code. Without being given the '-o' option, that is the default name used by gcc.
Congratulations on having successfully built a program from source code.

--- rod.

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I can't thank you enough for you patience and help. You assisted me more than my teacher!
Now i can finally start working on the code itslef! Thanks again !!!

kirba, here at LQ you can add to someones (theNbomr's) reputation if you found his/her guidance very helpful (with the button next to the penguin), or at least mark the postings of theNbomr as helpful (at the right bottom of the post).

Markus

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Thanks markush for letting me know.
I didn't quite get how to add rep. I don't see any button next to the penguin (if you mean the one representing someone's OS).

I meant the other side of the penguin.

Markus

What other side ? I don't see it, I'm sorry :S